Possibility of temporarily reversing aging in the immune system

ScienceDaily (2011-08-16) -- Researchers have discovered a new mechanism controlling aging in white blood cells. The research opens up the possibility of temporarily reversing the effects of aging on immunity and could, in the future, allow for the short-term boosting of the immune systems of older people.

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Heart transplant patients at risk for serious skin cancers, study finds

ScienceDaily (2011-06-30) -- A new study reveals that there is a significant risk of serious skin cancers, including cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma, in heart transplant patients.

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Breakthrough in the search for new treatments for multiple sclerosis

ScienceDaily (2011-06-21) -- Scientists have discovered a molecular mechanism which could bring about the development of new treatments for multiple sclerosis -- a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system.

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Plants teach humans a thing or two about fighting diseases

ScienceDaily (2011-06-16) -- Avoiding germs to prevent sickness is commonplace for people. Wash hands often. Sneeze into your elbow. Those are among the tips humans learn. But plants, which are also vulnerable to pathogens, have to fend it alone. They grow where planted, in an environment teeming with microbes and other substances ready to attack. Texas scientists have learned from plants' immune response new information that could help understand humans' ability to ward off sickness.

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How the immune system fights back against anthrax infections

ScienceDaily (2011-06-15) -- Scientists have uncovered how the body's immune system launches its survival response to the notorious and deadly bacterium anthrax. The findings describe key emergency signals the body sends out when challenged by a life-threatening infection.

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Lyme disease bacteria take cover in lymph nodes

ScienceDaily (June 16, 2011) — The bacteria that cause Lyme disease, one of the most important emerging diseases in the United States, appear to hide out in the lymph nodes, triggering a significant immune response, but one that is not strong enough to rout the infection,

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Quicker detection and treatment of severe sepsis

Sepsis is the name of an infection that causes a series of reactions in the body, which in the worst case can prove fatal. The problem for both patients and doctors is that the early symptoms are difficult to distinguish from less dangerous infections such as a severe flu or winter vomiting disease. A researcher in Sweden has now discovered a substance in the blood which shows both whether a patient has sepsis and how serious the case is.

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Quicker detection and treatment of severe sepsis

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